What we track each week
Every week we walk the same core charts so you can spot regime shifts early and avoid reacting to noise. The weekly show walks through all five indicators and translates them into a simple "what this means next."
- TOTAL — overall market health
- TOTAL2 — altcoin strength excluding BTC
- TOTAL3 — risk-on appetite excluding BTC & ETH
- BTC.D — altcoin pressure and relief
- ETH/BTC — leadership rotation
If you want the weekly market read in 10 minutes, the show walks through TOTAL, TOTAL2, TOTAL3, BTC.D, and ETH/BTC with what it means next. Watch the latest episode →
What this means for investors
The weekly show keeps you focused on structure — trend, dominance, leadership — instead of headlines.
- Use weekly closes to confirm moves (avoid intraday fake-outs).
- Watch dominance and leadership to know when alts are truly leading.
- If the regime shifts, you'll see it in the charts before you feel it in your feed.
In-depth guide to altcoin season
If you watch the charts every day, it's easy to feel like the market "changes" every hour. The goal of this page is to slow that down and make altcoin season useful: a repeatable way to read the market without chasing noise. In the YouTube Crypto Show, we use a small set of charts as a weekly dashboard so you can answer one question: are we in a risk-on expansion, a topping/chop phase, or a risk-off contraction?
A practical altcoin season framework using breadth and rotation indicators rather than hype is most valuable when you treat it as context, not a prediction. Think of it like a weather report: it won't tell you the exact price tomorrow, but it can help you choose whether you should be carrying an umbrella (tight risk) or enjoying the sunshine (let winners run).
Define altcoin season. The chart is a decision-support tool. You're looking for repeatable patterns that show whether liquidity is expanding or contracting, and whether leadership is broadening or narrowing.
The indicator stack. The cleanest read usually comes from structure and trend: higher highs/higher lows for expansion, lower highs/lower lows for contraction, and long sideways ranges when liquidity is uncertain. Pair that with a simple momentum check — is the market making progress or just whipping? — and you'll avoid most false excitement.
Entry vs confirmation. The chart is a decision-support tool. You're looking for repeatable patterns that show whether liquidity is expanding or contracting, and whether leadership is broadening or narrowing. Wait for confirmation before sizing up — entries during potential altcoin season need to hold weekly closes above key levels to be meaningful.
When alt season fails. False starts happen. A one-week surge in TOTAL2 that fades on the next close is noise, not signal. The framework only becomes useful when you require multiple confirmation points across the indicator stack — TOTAL2 and TOTAL3 trending up, BTC.D trending down, and ETH/BTC turning higher together.
Weekly workflow. Here's a simple routine you can run each week: (1) check the trend on the altcoin season indicators (up/down/range), (2) check breadth with TOTAL2/TOTAL3, (3) check rotation with BTC.D and ETH/BTC, (4) write one sentence: "This is a ___ market," and (5) choose one action — add, hold, reduce risk, or wait. That's it. Consistency beats complexity.
If you want the fastest way to apply this in real time, go back to the show hub and follow the same order each episode: TOTAL → TOTAL2 → TOTAL3 → BTC.D → ETH/BTC. Over time you'll start noticing that the relationship between these charts matters more than any single price target.
One more practical tip: keep a small journal. After each weekly read, write down (a) what you think the regime is, (b) what would prove you wrong, and (c) what you'll do if that happens. This turns altcoin season from "interesting information" into a plan. And it's exactly how you avoid emotional decisions when volatility spikes.
Watch the latest episode and grab the full weekly framework here: cryptoschool.cc/youtube-crypto-show/.
These are the same tools referenced during weekly market updates: TradingView for charts and alerts, MEXC for altcoin hunting, BTCC for futures trading, and Bitunix for copy trading and tools.